With G(4mm) hook and skin colored yarn, ch 3. Sl st to first ch to create circle. (Instead, you can perform the “magic circle” if you’d like.)

Row 1: ch 1, 5 sc inside of circle. (5 stitches)

Row 2: Sc in each stitch around. (5 stitches)

Switch to burgundy.

Rows 3-7: Sc in each stitch around. (5 stitches)

Tie off. Make two. Don’t stuff.

Sew head onto body. Stop before closing it and put more poly-fil in to reinforce the neck. Position and sew arms onto body. Using gold yarn, sew a buckle onto his belt. Pull hat onto head and sew on. Fold hat over and sew end to middle of hat.

Cut white yarn into strips for his beard.

Attach yarn to his face to make his beard. Trim it so it’s all the same length.

Pull each strand of his beard apart to make it frizzy.

Next week, I’ll give the pattern and instructions for the hanger, and we’ll talk about how I did my numbers on my countdown.

If you’re having any problems, feel free to message me on Facebook. I’ll have free pattern giveaways in my Facebook group for those participating, and the group is a great place to get extra help from other people who are participating in the CAL.

If you don’t want to wait for me to post parts of the pattern each week, or you want to be able to save this pattern, you can purchase the pdf on Ravelry for only $4.